Lets hope you will not ever have the chance to try
this but thought it was very good information I found prowling the internet. Might be useful information that you can use some day!
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Symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack
of awareness can spell disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain
damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three
simple questions:
- Ask the individual to smile.
- Ask him or her to raise both arms.
- Ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1
immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After
discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial
weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the
general public to learn the three questions. They presented their
conclusions to the American Stroke Association. Widespread use of this test could result in a prompt
diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent possible brain damage.